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![The Seahawks-Eagles showdown isn't your average Monday night](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/838fdee805a7e4092dcf2bbf0c1061fd.jpg)
![The dog whistles around Jalen Hurts are subtle, yet deafening](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/5538b3288691d857a18e560c57e416ba.jpg)
![Arthur Smith’s Falcons are riding the Bijan Robinson train in an age of aviator offenses](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a6eabf0b8e72cb46e8568a4f68d05c2d.jpg)
Arthur Smith’s Falcons are riding the Bijan Robinson train in an age of aviator offenses
Arthur Smith migrated to the Falcons after laying down the railroad tracks for the Tennessee Titans’ 2020 AFC Championship berth. One would hope he isn’t trying to put his spin on the Derrick Henry cloud of dust offense he conducted for two years, but with Bijan Robinson. An essential part of buildi...
![Justin Jefferson among the 25 best NFL players under 25 years old](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/c615b574daea5386a42aa5546bb1c996.jpg)
Justin Jefferson among the 25 best NFL players under 25 years old
The NFL is stocked with young talent. The number of players who are still relatively fresh in the league, but who are also among the best players in their position is growing, and it’s only fair to take stock of those players by ranking the top 25 players under the age of 25. Only players who are un...
![Examining the 2023 NFL Draft’s most polarizing war rooms](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/f1a27f73a15b2f69928ff16f83663416.jpg)
Examining the 2023 NFL Draft’s most polarizing war rooms
Drafting is an inexact science. If it were an exact one, teams wouldn’t rely on so much vacuous football speak during the evaluation period. That uncertainty is what makes the draft an annual crapshoot. The 2023 edition is no different. After the top two picks, the draft pivoted into unpredictable t...
![Which team is the best fit for Lamar Jackson?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ccc819714cf914667d608d2f008e8c89.jpg)
Which team is the best fit for Lamar Jackson?
There might not be an immediate end in sight to the Lamar Jackson saga, but things are now starting to heat up. The market has been relatively quiet since the news broke that the Baltimore Ravens were placing the non-exclusive franchise tag on the former MVP, and multiple teams made a point of dista...
![NFL free agent/trade tracker: Aaron Rodgers to NY, Jalen Ramsey to Miami, and more](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/5d7af1a84334640a751563eae0f946b0.png)
NFL free agent/trade tracker: Aaron Rodgers to NY, Jalen Ramsey to Miami, and more
The NFL season started on Sept. 7, and through six weeks, there are no unbeaten teams remaining and plenty of parity....
![Odds are Carson Wentz goes back to being a backup — but where might surprise you](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a9d5acb1a99755c7a14d45ae586fdb6d.jpg)
Odds are Carson Wentz goes back to being a backup — but where might surprise you
The days of seeing Carson Wentz suit up as an NFL team’s starting quarterback are likely long gone. After a series of years underperforming for three different teams, Wentz was released by the Washington Commanders. Yes, Wentz’s time in the spotlight may be closed, but his time in someone else’s sha...
![Couldn't be scripted better: Netflix QB doc focuses on NFL, Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes, others](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/67e21cee1f4fdf3b5c7863d8d32a9ded.jpg)
Couldn't be scripted better: Netflix QB doc focuses on NFL, Super Bowl LVII MVP Patrick Mahomes, others
Yesterday, Netflix announced a brand new docuseries, “Quarterback,” set to air later this year surrounding the experiences of three NFL quarterbacks — Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota — during the 2022 NFL season. According to the announcement, these three men were all mic’d up for ...
![Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson franchised - so what now?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/4338f5f56bbf5ab9927b21e9ed3e2816.jpg)
Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson franchised - so what now?
Today the Baltimore Ravens notified the NFL Players Association that they’ve placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson, after months of the two teams being at an impasse over a new deal for their star QB....
![These NFL teams have the most to gain from competent quarterback play](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/89d785174bed8cc655e056ff21954574.jpg)
These NFL teams have the most to gain from competent quarterback play
This is pretty self-explanatory, so I’ll make it quick because you have slides to scroll through, and I have better things to write than clickbait. It feels like a lot of NFL teams with a franchise guy under center have fewer blue chips players than most of the squads in search of a QB, which leads ...
![Kirk Cousins is the ultimate measuring stick for Super Bowl viability](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/8b45b9f1af2038979152304932d6101f.jpg)
Kirk Cousins is the ultimate measuring stick for Super Bowl viability
The term “measuring stick” game is seldom used in professional football. The term indicates a game that will determine whether or not a team is the real deal or not and is used more in a college football setting since those teams can change drastically from year to year. ...
![For your own health, never play against the Carolina Panthers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/3c42670cd16f26a70a5e3f9417c81bab.jpg)
For your own health, never play against the Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are not a good team. They’re one of the worst teams in the NFL in fact. They’re trotting out a former XFL quarterback as their starter. They lost Christian McCaffrey and Robbie Anderson. They don’t utilize DJ Moore. They’re one of only two teams to have undergone a head coachin...
![Does anyone know who the frontrunner for NFL Comeback Player of the Year is?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/afb3b31adb8c0cc7c78198816ee11763.jpg)
Does anyone know who the frontrunner for NFL Comeback Player of the Year is?
The NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award is one of the most head-scratching awards in all of professional sports. Nobody really knows what it entails. Just look at the most recent award winners. All of them had wildly different paths to the honor. ...